This Week at a Glance (March 3 - 7)
- dcstayathomeparent
- Feb 28
- 4 min read
Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Program Updates:
Mt. Pleasant Library is temporarily CLOSED for renovations; scheduled to reopen in late June 2025. During this time, baby lap time and toddler story time will take place at Rita Bright Family & Youth Center on 14th and Chapin
Rock Creek Park Nature Center is CLOSED until further notice for renovations; children's programming will take place at the Peirce Barn (at Tilden St NW and Beach Drive NW)
Little Critters: Nature Play at the National Zoo will remain in the Think Tank building until further notice; they may re-open their space in the Bird House some time in March
MONDAY (March 3)
9:00am - 6:00pm: Parklands Turner Book March Madness (read a selection of books in the Children's Area and vote via a ballot box for your favorite!)
10:00am - 12:00pm: Petworth Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Bellevue Library Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Family Story Time
11:00am - 12:00pm: Cleveland Park Library Nanny Spa Day (for nannies and their kiddos!)
11:00am - 12:00pm: Northeast Library Toddler Play Time
11:30am - 12:30pm: Portrait Gallery Kids Baby and Toddler Arts & Crafts, Play Time
3:00pm - 5:00pm: Tenley-Friendship Library Afterschool Coloring
TUESDAY (March 4)
9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play
10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center
10:30am - 11:15am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show Tuesday
10:30am - 11:00am: Lamond-Riggs Library Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Parklands-Turner Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Petworth Library Toddler Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Southwest Library Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: Natural History Museum Play Date at NMNH
11:00am - 11:30am: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
11:30am - 12:00pm: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
12:30pm - 2:00pm: Rita Bright Family & Youth Center on 14th and Chapin (Mt. Pleasant Library Stand-in) Baby Lap Time
WEDNESDAY (March 5)
10:00am - 10:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story Time (pre-registration required, no walk-ins)
10:00am - 11:00am: Tudor Place: Tudor Tots (Toddlers) St. Patrick's Day Story Time, Arts and Crafts (Registration required, Member Child: $5 | Non-Member Child: $10 | Accompanying Adult: Free)
10:00am - 12:00pm: Petworth Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:00am - 12:00pm: Hirshhorn Museum Story and Craft Time
10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Spark!Lab
10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace
10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center
10:30am - 11:15am: Kidsinger Jim Musical Performance Boogie Wednesday
10:30am - 11:30am: Cleveland Park Library Lego Duplo Play Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Georgetown Library Baby and Toddler Story time (pre-registration required, no walk-ins)
11:15am - 12:15pm: Shepherd Park Library Family Play Time
1:00pm - 1:30pm: American Indian Museum Welcome to a Native Place: Performance
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Lamond-Riggs Family Story Time
THURSDAY (March 6)
9:30am - 1:30pm: National Zoo Little Critters: Nature Play
9:45am - 10:15am: DC Public Library Story Time at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE - 7th Floor Baby Lap Time
10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Spark!Lab
10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace
10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center
10:30am - 11:00am: National Building Museum Story Time (free; register for museum admission)
10:30am - 11:00am: La Cosecha (1280 4th St NE, Washington, DC 20002) "Northeast Library" Toddler Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Solid State Books H Street Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: DC Air and Space Museum One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure (timed ticket required)
10:30am - 1:00pm: Rita Bright Family & Youth Center on 14th and Chapin (Mt. Pleasant Library Stand-in) Toddler Story Time and Play Time
10:45am - 11:15am: DC Public Library Story Time at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE - 7th Floor Toddler Story Time
11:00am - 12:00pm: DC Air and Space Museum Story Time (timed ticket required)
11:00am - 11:30am: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time
11:30am - 12:00pm: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum Story Time
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Concert: Performance Lab: Chamber Music at Noon
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Southwest Library Baby Lap Time
2:00pm - 2:30pm: Georgetown Library Baby Lap Time
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Crafternoon
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Shepherd Park Library Children's Paint N' Sip
FRIDAY (March 7)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
10:00am - 10:30am: Rock Creek Park Books and Beyond: Story Time with a Ranger
10:00am - 11:00am: National Gallery of Art First Friday Storytime: Feathers for Lunch/ Plumas para almorzar
10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Spark!Lab
10:00am - 4:00pm: American History Wegmans Wonderplace
10:00am - 4:30pm: American Indian Museum ImagiNations Activity Center
10:30am - 11:00am: Shaw Library Heure Du Conte - Bilingual Baby and Toddler Story Time, Songs, and Games in French and English
10:30am - 11:15am: Chevy Chase Library First Friday Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Kidsinger Jim Concert Friday (Rocknoceros)
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Sensory Play Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Rock Creek Park Children's Film - The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Petworth Library Baby Lap Time
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Portrait Gallery Art Studio
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Takoma Park Lego Duplo Play Time
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